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the pentagon has released documents to us detailing goulet's service in the marine corps for six years. he was also with the army if three years where he flew blackhawk helicopters and was a military police officer and received several medals but he was convicted of being a peeping tom in oregon. he had other run ins with the law enforcement there. we will have continuing courage on the santa cruz officers killed. we are awaiting the 11:30 news conference by santa cruz police and we will bring it to you live as soon as it begins and you can always get updates on our facebook page at abc news. >> there was a hoax of a rape on campus, the 21-year-old woman staged the attack and told police originally she was walking on a campus trail last week is she was beaten and assaulted. campus police issued a sketch of the suspect based on her description. they are reporting the case to the district attorney who could file charges for filing a false police report. >> pope benedict left the vatican today in an emotional ceremony witnessed by tens of thousands in romes and millions an the world. the
the pentagon has released documents to us detailing goulet's service in the marine corps for six years. he was also with the army if three years where he flew blackhawk helicopters and was a military police officer and received several medals but he was convicted of being a peeping tom in oregon. he had other run ins with the law enforcement there. we will have continuing courage on the santa cruz officers killed. we are awaiting the 11:30 news conference by santa cruz police and we will bring...
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we have been digging into his history and obtained documents from the pentagon dilling his service in the marine corps for six years where he served as a military police officer and was in the army for three years where he flew blackhawk helicopters. he received several medals including for being a sharp shooter but was convicted of being a peeping tom and lived in berkeley where the former neighbor considering moving away after learning of his criminal past. >> i didn't know until i googled him because i heard rumors you should probably google this go. i did and i saw his picture and i was shocked. >> cruz police say he was picked up on friday for disorderly conduct involving alcohol. the fair said they were at the son's house about breaking into a co-workers home and they were shot. >> hundreds have sent condolences to our facebook page. you can share your thoughts, as well. >> new this morning, bart directors are meeting to vote on whether to increase rider fares and parking fees. abc7 news amy hollyfield is live at the walnut creek bart station with details. amy? >> next year it w
we have been digging into his history and obtained documents from the pentagon dilling his service in the marine corps for six years where he served as a military police officer and was in the army for three years where he flew blackhawk helicopters. he received several medals including for being a sharp shooter but was convicted of being a peeping tom and lived in berkeley where the former neighbor considering moving away after learning of his criminal past. >> i didn't know until i...
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at the top of the list of things not working, for now nine days of shutdown, is what the pentagon calls the death gratuity. a $100,000 death payment to families of war dead. they're supposed to receive within three days of the death of their loved one. but that's now held up in political red tape. >> i'm ashamed. i'm embarrassed. all of us should be. >> reporter: since the shutdown began, 17 service members have died. six in afghanistan. the pentagon says, with its workers furloughed, it can't process the paperwork to pay the surviving relatives until after the shutdown is over. >> washington may be shut down. but it's still asking people to go to war. >> reporter: the money is used by families to arrange for funerals, fly to dover to greet anywhere fallen heroes' flag-draped coffins. and as immediate life insurance. >> now because a small group of tea party republicans, we say we can't even take care of your family when you die in the service of the country. >> reporter: but republican speaker of the house, john boehner, says that these death benefits should have been paid. just as mil
at the top of the list of things not working, for now nine days of shutdown, is what the pentagon calls the death gratuity. a $100,000 death payment to families of war dead. they're supposed to receive within three days of the death of their loved one. but that's now held up in political red tape. >> i'm ashamed. i'm embarrassed. all of us should be. >> reporter: since the shutdown began, 17 service members have died. six in afghanistan. the pentagon says, with its workers...
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the pentagon is reportedly pushing a timetable that would keep some 8,000 troops in the country after the mission officially ends next year. white house advisers have pushed for a more aggressive withdrawal. the president is expected to announce a final decision soon. >>> an outpouring of support in texas, for the man known as the deadliest sniper in military history. nearly 7,000 people turned out in cowboys stadium to honor and remember chris kyle. he was killed at a shooting range near dallas, by a fellow iraq war veteran who told authorities he was suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder. >>> and this morning, police near minneapolis are trying to figure out why a man was randomly firing shots at cars driving through an intersection. one of the bullets struck and killed a 10-year-old boy who was riding in his mother's minivan. police arrested the shooter a short time later. >>> a new move by twitter to become a shopping destination. now reached a deal with american express, that will allow cardholders to buy products from the site for the first time using a special hash tag.
the pentagon is reportedly pushing a timetable that would keep some 8,000 troops in the country after the mission officially ends next year. white house advisers have pushed for a more aggressive withdrawal. the president is expected to announce a final decision soon. >>> an outpouring of support in texas, for the man known as the deadliest sniper in military history. nearly 7,000 people turned out in cowboys stadium to honor and remember chris kyle. he was killed at a shooting range...
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the pentagon has now banned the use of certain mortar rounds until it figures out what caused that misfire. >>> and a new warning about the nation's health. despite our attempts to eat healthier and exercise more a government report out this morning shows the obesity rate is rising from 19% in the middle of last decade to a whopping 29% last year. the rate of diabetes nearly doubled in that time. >>> a jury in ohio has recommended a death sentence for the so-called craig's list killer. richard beasley post phony job listings to lure men to meet him and eventually killed three of them. a fourth survived and testified against him. >>> the fbi expanded the search for the bank robber known as the tall man ban indict, wanted for six heists. his real name is chet evans. they hope his height, 6'10", thus the tall man bandit, hopes people to see him. >>> thieves stole $300,000 in cash and jewels after moving into an empty office above a bank and slowly drilling through the floor till they got down into the vault. their high-tem equipment bypassed all of the alarms except for one. police caught the
the pentagon has now banned the use of certain mortar rounds until it figures out what caused that misfire. >>> and a new warning about the nation's health. despite our attempts to eat healthier and exercise more a government report out this morning shows the obesity rate is rising from 19% in the middle of last decade to a whopping 29% last year. the rate of diabetes nearly doubled in that time. >>> a jury in ohio has recommended a death sentence for the so-called craig's...
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. >>> jaw dropper out of the pentagon. the very officer there whose job it is to stop sexual assaults in the air force has been arrested and charged with sexual battery. abc's martha raddatz has more. >> reporter: he is an air force lieutenant colonel. an air force academy graduate. >> lieutenant colonel jeff krusinski. >> reporter: giving his team a shoutout during a deployment to afghanistan. >> go, falcons. >> reporter: lieutenant colonel krusinski had been trusted to run the sexual assault prevention and response office for the air force, but this morning he faces charges of sexual battery. the arrest report describing him as a drunken male subject staggering in the darkness and then attacking a woman in a parking lot, grabbing her buttocks and breasts. the marks on his face, police say, the woman had to fight him off. >> how can we possibly stop the amount of sexual assault and rape in the military if the person in charge commits the same crime? >> reporter: the problem of sexual abuse and harassment is military-wide.
. >>> jaw dropper out of the pentagon. the very officer there whose job it is to stop sexual assaults in the air force has been arrested and charged with sexual battery. abc's martha raddatz has more. >> reporter: he is an air force lieutenant colonel. an air force academy graduate. >> lieutenant colonel jeff krusinski. >> reporter: giving his team a shoutout during a deployment to afghanistan. >> go, falcons. >> reporter: lieutenant colonel krusinski had...
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. >>> the pentagon says there's no way that the special ops forces could have saved the four people in benghazi. gregory hiks hold congress he pleaded for the team to be sent from tripoli. testimony from another diplomat also put the spotlight back on former secretary of state hillary clinton who in january testified that it didn't matter whether the incident was an attack or a spontaneous pro test as the administration first claimed. >> what happened prior, during and after the attack matters and it matters to my colleagues. to my colleagues at the department of state. >> meantime hiks claims he was demoted after raising questions about the attack which the state department denied. >>> finally some, well, understandable anger perhaps in oakland this morning and here is why. the ball goes long against cleveland and it's ruled a ground-rule double. wait. look where the ball is. it is clearly above the yellow line. the umpires review it and decide, no, it's not a home run. after the ejections and the arguing cleveland takes it. there was some home cooking in cleveland last night. clevela
. >>> the pentagon says there's no way that the special ops forces could have saved the four people in benghazi. gregory hiks hold congress he pleaded for the team to be sent from tripoli. testimony from another diplomat also put the spotlight back on former secretary of state hillary clinton who in january testified that it didn't matter whether the incident was an attack or a spontaneous pro test as the administration first claimed. >> what happened prior, during and after the...
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overnight the pentagon scrambled to downplay the assessment buried deep in a classified defense intelligence agency report, which says they believe with moderate confidence that north korea has, quote, nuclear weapons capable of delivery by ballistic missiles." sources tell abc news, that sentence was accidentally declassified and that the intelligence agencies were caught off guard when congressman doug lamborn asked a joint chiefs chairman about it on capitol hill late thursday. >> congressman, with the number of caveats you put on the front end of this, i'm not -- i can't touch that one. >> reporter: early this morning secretary of state john kerry talked about the report. >> the united states and the republic of korea both want to see a peaceful korean peninsula. >> reporter: those comments follow president obama's rare remarks about the increasingly heated tension with north korea calling on the rogue state to cool down its rhetoric even as the u.s. is moving warships and sophisticated radar into the region in anticipation of a launch. >> now is the time for north korea to end the kind
overnight the pentagon scrambled to downplay the assessment buried deep in a classified defense intelligence agency report, which says they believe with moderate confidence that north korea has, quote, nuclear weapons capable of delivery by ballistic missiles." sources tell abc news, that sentence was accidentally declassified and that the intelligence agencies were caught off guard when congressman doug lamborn asked a joint chiefs chairman about it on capitol hill late thursday. >>...
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there's billions of dollars the pentagon wants to cut, but isn't allowed. like the upgraded m-1 abrams tank, $3 billion. and the upgraded global hawk spy drone, $2.5 billion. with just over 48 hours until these cuts go into effect, you might think there would be urgent meetings going on here at the white house or up on capitol hill, but you would be wrong. there are no meetings or even phone calls on the schedule right now between the president and republican leaders. david? >> and friday is coming quickly, jon. our thanks to you tonight. >>> we're going to turn to iran this evening, where tonight, the iranian team is at the negotiating table with not only the u.s., but several other nations. those critical nuclear talks we've been reporting on for the last week here. as you know, we're just back from iran, where we witnessed first-hand the economic sanctions led by america. so many of the iranians at the markets, at the schools, telling us they can feel it. many telling us also they're hoping for a break in the impasse. >>> we're going to turn tonight to a
there's billions of dollars the pentagon wants to cut, but isn't allowed. like the upgraded m-1 abrams tank, $3 billion. and the upgraded global hawk spy drone, $2.5 billion. with just over 48 hours until these cuts go into effect, you might think there would be urgent meetings going on here at the white house or up on capitol hill, but you would be wrong. there are no meetings or even phone calls on the schedule right now between the president and republican leaders. david? >> and friday...
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. >> the pentagon revealed served in the marine reserve and flew helicopters as an army warrant officer. >> more now on the officers who died in the line of duty. the first in the history of the santa cruz police department. sargeant loweren butch baker was nearing retirement. he leaves behind a wife two, daughters and a son who is a community service officer with the department right now. sargeant baker helped train the current police chief. >> he was a remarkable investigator, had an appetite to find the truth and i would go as far as to say he was the most-skilled investigator with my police department. we're going to miss him. >> detective butler had been with the police department 10 years. the chief says she found her niche in the investigation of sexual assault cases. >> i would consider elizabeth to be a friend. she leaves behind her partner, peter and two young boys. the boys are five and one. >> governor jerry brownish you'd a statement honoring the fallen officers sayingá?zíw quoe it is with deep sadness we honor the bravery of the officers who were killed tuesday. our cond
. >> the pentagon revealed served in the marine reserve and flew helicopters as an army warrant officer. >> more now on the officers who died in the line of duty. the first in the history of the santa cruz police department. sargeant loweren butch baker was nearing retirement. he leaves behind a wife two, daughters and a son who is a community service officer with the department right now. sargeant baker helped train the current police chief. >> he was a remarkable...
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last year, the pentagon said it could find no record of such files. >>> and supporters of legalizing marijuana are cheering the obama administration's decision not to challenge the laws in washington and colorado. so, that means that people in those states can use weed and get a license to grow. but they must keep it away from children as well as federal property. >>> and the irs has announced a new tax rules for same-sex couples. if those couples are legally married, no matter where they live, they will now be able to file joint tax returns. >>> a terrifying scene at this apartment building. a boy falls. he is dangling off a balcony. you see the police officer, scaling the balcony. no hesitation, risking his life, climbing out to join the boy, leading him to safety. the crowd in the street joining in applause. >>> are you ready to take the ultimate plunge? this is the world's tallest so-called drop ride. it's going to drop you 41 stories, 90 miles per hour. it's all over in ten seconds. there's room for all of us. on a clear day, you can see philadelphia, 52 miles away. >> really ex
last year, the pentagon said it could find no record of such files. >>> and supporters of legalizing marijuana are cheering the obama administration's decision not to challenge the laws in washington and colorado. so, that means that people in those states can use weed and get a license to grow. but they must keep it away from children as well as federal property. >>> and the irs has announced a new tax rules for same-sex couples. if those couples are legally married, no...
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the pentagon has release the documents detailing goulet's service in the marine corps for six years and he was in the army for three years from 2004 to 2007, and was convicted of being a peeping tom in oregon, santa cruz police arrest logs show he was picked up on friday for disorderly conduct and told the it teen the sergeant baker and detective butler were looking for goulet to question him about breaking into a co-workers home and making inappropriate advances towards her. that is when they were shot. stay with abc for continuing coverage of the santa cruz officers killed and you can always get updates any time on our facebook page abc7 news and you can also find us on twitter@abc7news bay area. >> an 11-year-old boy has been missing since monday. miles never returned to the foster home after school on monday. he could be with his birth mother. she does not have a known address but is frequently seen in the east bay. anyone with information about miles should contact police. >> new details this morning on the search for the prime suspect in the las vegas shooting that claimed the lif
the pentagon has release the documents detailing goulet's service in the marine corps for six years and he was in the army for three years from 2004 to 2007, and was convicted of being a peeping tom in oregon, santa cruz police arrest logs show he was picked up on friday for disorderly conduct and told the it teen the sergeant baker and detective butler were looking for goulet to question him about breaking into a co-workers home and making inappropriate advances towards her. that is when they...
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. >>> meanwhile, today the pentagon is unveiling plans to bring women into combat. they'll begin training as army rangers within two years and could train as navy s.e.a.l.s by the year 2016. >>> and more americans are kicking the habit. a new survey finds 18% of americans admit smoking. it's the first sizable drop in years, down from more than 20% just last decade. >>> and the search for jimmy hoffa resumes today, this time in a field near detroit. the former teamsters union leader last seen in 1975 before a meeting with two mobsters. a reputed mafia captain, who was in prison when hoffa vanished, claims he's buried under a concrete slab in that field, and obviously we will keep you posted on the search. >>> and finally, it's not easy being a mascot. look what happened before a phillies game last night, of course, the phanatic. this is not -- these are not antics. his atv actually stalled out in left field. >> oh, that'shysterical. >> so they finally had to roll it off. jayson werth, a member of the washington nationals, a former phillie himself watching as -- well,
. >>> meanwhile, today the pentagon is unveiling plans to bring women into combat. they'll begin training as army rangers within two years and could train as navy s.e.a.l.s by the year 2016. >>> and more americans are kicking the habit. a new survey finds 18% of americans admit smoking. it's the first sizable drop in years, down from more than 20% just last decade. >>> and the search for jimmy hoffa resumes today, this time in a field near detroit. the former...
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the pentagon has released documenteds -- documents. he was with the army for three years where he flew blackhawk helicopters. now let was a military police officer with the marines and received several medicals but goulet was convicts of being a peeping tom in oregon and has other run ins with law enforcement. >> hundreds have shared condolences on our face book page. >> new this morning, you have to start shelling out some extra cash if you take bart. the board is meeting this morning to talk about raising fares and parking fees. amy hollyfield is live in walnut creek with how much more you may have to pay. amy? >> it would be 5.2 percent increase. here is a look at what that would be like for a walnut creek commuter. if you go to the city each day your round trip ticket goes from $9.70 to $10.20 so this is $130 more a year. that is not all. also, they want you to pay more for packing, and increase it by 50 cents every six months. bart officials say they do have a surplus and they are proposing these to help pay for needed improvement
the pentagon has released documenteds -- documents. he was with the army for three years where he flew blackhawk helicopters. now let was a military police officer with the marines and received several medicals but goulet was convicts of being a peeping tom in oregon and has other run ins with law enforcement. >> hundreds have shared condolences on our face book page. >> new this morning, you have to start shelling out some extra cash if you take bart. the board is meeting this...
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the president will nominate his picks for the pentagon and cia later today. already stirring up some controversy. abc's martha raddatz is in washington. >> reporter: let's start with the defense secretary. you might think a republican, vietnam veteran, former senator, with all kinds of clout would be the perfect choice. but chuck hagel will have to fight for confirmation. republican chuck hagel has one very important democrat on his side -- >> i've served with chuck hagel. i know him. he's a patriot. >> reporter: but when news broke that he'd be the pick for secretary of defense, prominent republicans, who would be a part of the confirmation, called him an in-your-face pick. >> it's difficult to imagine a circumstance in which i could support his nomination. >> it's a controversial choice. >> reporter: even conservative groups got in on the fight against hagel. >> chuck hagel is not a responsible option. >> reporter: why is everyone so sour on the former republican senator? last month he had to issue an apology for comments made in 1998 about president clinto
the president will nominate his picks for the pentagon and cia later today. already stirring up some controversy. abc's martha raddatz is in washington. >> reporter: let's start with the defense secretary. you might think a republican, vietnam veteran, former senator, with all kinds of clout would be the perfect choice. but chuck hagel will have to fight for confirmation. republican chuck hagel has one very important democrat on his side -- >> i've served with chuck hagel. i know...
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famed whistle-blower, daniel ellesberg, who defied the nixon administration four years ago leaking the pentagon papers about the vietnam war. now 82, ellsberg told abc news, snowden was an american hero, not a traitor, as some have suggested.r being called a traitor, that's part of the price of telling the truth that the president doesn't want told. i paid that price myself. >> reporter: overnight, a legislator in iceland told abc news she will now move to have the parliament there grant snowden citizenship so that he can have a safe haven if he can find a way to get there without first being detained by the u.s. or one of its allies. george? >> that will not be easy. >>> now, to my exclusive interview with house speaker john boehner. the most powerful republican in washington, boehner is pressing the white house hard on the irs scandal pushing his own party to finish immigration reform but he began our interview with some tough words for edward snowden. >> he's a traitor. the president outlined last week that these were important national security programs to help keep americans safe and give
famed whistle-blower, daniel ellesberg, who defied the nixon administration four years ago leaking the pentagon papers about the vietnam war. now 82, ellsberg told abc news, snowden was an american hero, not a traitor, as some have suggested.r being called a traitor, that's part of the price of telling the truth that the president doesn't want told. i paid that price myself. >> reporter: overnight, a legislator in iceland told abc news she will now move to have the parliament there grant...
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the pentagon last night issued a statement that allen had been cleared by a military inspector general. his nomination could be back on track soon. as for jill kelley, she and her husband call suggestions of an affair with allen painful and preposterous. kelley said that and other misleading junk reporting was emotionally exhausting and damaging to her family. kelley says her privacy was violated. she became a media target rather than a victim. george? >> she made a compelling case in that piece. okay, pierre, thanks very much. >>> george, now to a big backlash for prince harry overnight. the 28-year-old army captain under fire now for being so candid about life on the front lines in afghanistan. abc's lama hasan has been tracking the latest on the royal fallout for harry. >> reporter: first came the candor. now comes the backlash. this morning, there are new security fears for prince harry. the warrior prince, now a high-value target for the taliban, after admitting he killed enemy fighters in afghanistan. >> take a life to save a life. that's what we sort of revolve around. if people
the pentagon last night issued a statement that allen had been cleared by a military inspector general. his nomination could be back on track soon. as for jill kelley, she and her husband call suggestions of an affair with allen painful and preposterous. kelley said that and other misleading junk reporting was emotionally exhausting and damaging to her family. kelley says her privacy was violated. she became a media target rather than a victim. george? >> she made a compelling case in...
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this week the pentagon released the name of one marine killed in afghanistan. that is all for us today. thanks for sharing part of your sunday with us. check out "world news with david muir" tonight and i'll see you tomorrow on "gma." s and see you tomorrow on "gma." and see you tomorrow on "gma." and see you tomorrow on "gma." >> in the news, another officer involved shooting early in hayward. we will have a live report from the scene. and the delayed rendezvous with the international space station. >> a look from our mt. tam cam. you see partly cloudy conditions. we have rain offshore. i will let you know if that will dampen the rest of your weekend and a stronger storm. that's all with the seven-day >> good morning, everyone. thanks for joining us. i'm carolyn tyler. let's start with a quick first look at the weather with our meteorologist lisa argen. >> hi there, carolyn. hi everyone. from our roof camera -- is this the roof camera? yeah. cloudy skies, 51 degrees and a little breeze out there. the numbers definitely cooler. live doppler hd has been showing
this week the pentagon released the name of one marine killed in afghanistan. that is all for us today. thanks for sharing part of your sunday with us. check out "world news with david muir" tonight and i'll see you tomorrow on "gma." s and see you tomorrow on "gma." and see you tomorrow on "gma." and see you tomorrow on "gma." >> in the news, another officer involved shooting early in hayward. we will have a live report from the scene....
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proliferation of computers means the proliferation of computer nerds and evil ones who try to get into the pentagon and fbi, credit cards and all kinds of things. so it is a dark side. >> and anonymous swears they're doing this for the public good. that's questionable. if you ask me. >> a good debate to have. >> that's true. >>> in other news this morning, new york city may soon join other communities nationwide in an environmental crackdown. cups and containers made out of styrofoam may soon be illegal in new york because it can't be recycled. to cut sanitation costs, new york may join a growing list of cities to ban the stuff -- ban styrofoam altogether. some restaurant owners oppose it bauds styrofoam containers, you guessed it, are pretty cheap. >>> the postmaster's plan to cut most saturday deliveries beginning in august could be challenged in august. the postal service says the move could save $2 billion a year. one company that would benefit from dropping saturday mail deliveries is netflix. the company could be more profitable because subscribers may be able to have fewer dvds delivered for
proliferation of computers means the proliferation of computer nerds and evil ones who try to get into the pentagon and fbi, credit cards and all kinds of things. so it is a dark side. >> and anonymous swears they're doing this for the public good. that's questionable. if you ask me. >> a good debate to have. >> that's true. >>> in other news this morning, new york city may soon join other communities nationwide in an environmental crackdown. cups and containers made...
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. >> reporter: the pentagon calls the cuts stupid. and it's hard to disagree. get this, there's billions of dollars the pentagon wants to cut, but isn't allowed. like the upgraded m1 abrams tank, $3 billion. and the spy drone, $2.5 billion. you might think there would be urgent meetings at the white house, but there are none. no meetings or phone calls between the president and republican leaders. jonathan karl, abc news, the white house. >> certainly not encouraging. >>> it's expected to be an emotional day in the senate as lawmakers consider a revamped assault weapons ban. among those expected to testify are the parents of a child killed at sandy hook elementary. the nra promises to fight any restrictions on gun ownership. >>> and one-fifth of americans polled by kaiser family foundation admits they know a victim of gun violence. among the african-americans polled, 42% say they know a gun crime victim. 75% of latinos, 62% of african-americans and 30% of whites worry about being victimized themselves. >> i have to say, this is a story that transcends not -- an
. >> reporter: the pentagon calls the cuts stupid. and it's hard to disagree. get this, there's billions of dollars the pentagon wants to cut, but isn't allowed. like the upgraded m1 abrams tank, $3 billion. and the spy drone, $2.5 billion. you might think there would be urgent meetings at the white house, but there are none. no meetings or phone calls between the president and republican leaders. jonathan karl, abc news, the white house. >> certainly not encouraging. >>>...